Obituaries

Cecile Maize Ransonet

Cecile Maize Ransonet

Nov 16, 2010

Cecile Maize Ransonet, 92, of Biloxi, MS went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Mrs. Ransonet was born in Youngsville, LA and moved to Biloxi at the age of 6 with her parents where she remained a lifelong resident. She retired from Keesler AFB, Biloxi in 1977. Mrs. Ransonet was a member of Golden Age, Jolly...

Jared Anthony Radich

Jared Anthony Radich

Nov 16, 2010

Jared Anthony Radich, 29, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Jared was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a bartender at Cypress Lanes in D'Iberville. Jared was a member of the Slavic Benevolent Assoc. of St. Nikoli in Biloxi. He was a graduate of St. Martin High School, Class of 2000. He is preceded in...

TJ Smith

TJ Smith

Nov 15, 2010

TJ Smith, 77, of Biloxi, MS died on Monday, November 15, 2010. Mr. Smith was a member of the Biloxi public school system from 1956 to 1975. He began his career as an assistant football coach and a social studies teacher. He established the first driver training program at Biloxi High School, as well as, at Keesler Air Force Base....

Joseph P. Hawley

Joseph P. Hawley

Nov 15, 2010

Mr. Joseph P. Hawley, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, November 15, 2010, in Biloxi, MS. Survivors include his wife, Christine Hawley, two daughters, Evelyn (Don) Landreth and Christie Thomas, two sisters, Dot Davis and Margie DeLancey, four grandchildren, Angie (Michael) Creel, Steven Sund, Joseph (Ashley) Thomas and Amber (Jeremy) Thomas, and six great-grandchildren, Gabrielle Creel, Madeline Creel,...

Harold Bruce Parker

Harold Bruce Parker

Nov 15, 2010

arold "Bruce" Parker, 83, of Biloxi, MS, died Monday, November 15, 2010, in Biloxi. Mr. Parker was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a U. S. Army Veteran of WW II. He was a retired Captain from the Biloxi Fire Department and formerly employed with the Biloxi School System. Mr. Parker was preceded in death by his daughter, Cynthia Bilicko....

Ray E. Smith

Ray E. Smith

Nov 15, 2010

Ray E. Smith, age 80, of Gulfport, died Monday, November 15, 2010 in Gulfport. He was born in Picayune and had been a resident of the Coast all of his life. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the Biloxi V.A. in 1985 after 30 years of service. He was a member of Holy...

Charlotte Ann Hophan Smith

Charlotte Ann Hophan Smith

Nov 15, 2010

Charlotte Ann Hophan Smith, 44, of Gulfport went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, November 15th, 2010. Born on December 10, 1965, she was a lifelong resident of the Coast. She died after a long battle with cancer. She loved our Lord and always told people don't ever give up, prayer works. Jesus has a purpose. We...

Ruth Ida Anselmo

Ruth Ida Anselmo

Nov 14, 2010

Ruth Ida Anselmo, 84, of Wiggins, MS died Sunday, November 14, 2010. Preceded in death by her husband, Anthony, "Tony" Anselmo. Survivors: daughter, Mary Ruth Davison; three step-daughters; son, Mal Davison; three step-sons and one grandson, Michael Anthony Anselmo, Jr. Funeral services are Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Biloxi....

Isabella C. (Bella) Mullican

Isabella C. (Bella) Mullican

Nov 14, 2010

Isabella C. (Bella) Mullican passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Gulfport, MS after battling an unknown ailment that caused paralysis of her entire body at the very end. She was born Thursday, February 16, 1939 in Edinburgh, Scotland to Ernest John and Janet Simpson Dykes. She met Joe Mullican while he was serving in the USAF, stationed near Edinburgh...

John E. "Buddy" Jones

John E. "Buddy" Jones

Nov 14, 2010

John Eugene "Buddy" Jones, Sr., age 82, of Gulfport passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010. He was born March 7, 1928 in Biloxi. He was in the Army for two years in Germany. He was employed with the U.S. Postal Service in Biloxi for thirty-five years and also at the Harrison County Courthouse for nineteen years. He was a lifetime...

Jeanne Hart Carlisle

Jeanne Hart Carlisle

Nov 13, 2010

Jeanne Hart Carlisle, 63, of Long Beach died Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Long Beach. Jeanne was born in Gulfport and a resident of the coast most of her life. She was a graduate of Gulfport High School and attended Ole Miss. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church, Long Beach. Jeanne was a devoted wife, mother and...

John Vonderhaar

John Vonderhaar

Nov 13, 2010

Mr. John Vonderhaar, 63, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, November 13, 2010, in Biloxi. Mr. Vonderhaar was born in Kansas City, MO and grew up in Biloxi. He spent many years working and residing in New Orleans, LA and Tunica, MS. He returned to the Coast in 2001. He was a graduate of Biloxi High School and attended the University...

George Wesley Nettles

George Wesley Nettles

Nov 12, 2010

Mr. Wesley Nettles, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, November 12, 2010 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Nettles was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Ruby Nettles, brothers, Alton Nettles and Lavon Nettles and sister, Pearla Rae Layosa. Survivors include his sister, Glenda Nettles; brother, Talmadge Nettles and sisters-in-law, Tillie Nettles, Jean Nettles and Patricia Nettles and...

Roberta Johnson

Roberta Johnson

Nov 11, 2010

Roberta "Bobbi" Johnson, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010. She was surrounded by her loving family. Bobbi was born in Matewan, WV and lived on the Gulf Coast since 1967. She was the owner of two businesses. She was also past Treasurer of Kings Daughters, but her charity also extended to many Ocean Springs...

Herman Louis Drake Jr.

Herman Louis Drake Jr.

Nov 8, 2010

Herman L. Drake Jr., age 77, died November 8, 2010. Born in Indianapolis, he was a longtime resident of Biloxi. Herman served in the Navy for 3 years as an air traffic controller. He was employed by the Federal Aviation Administration from 1959-1987 as an air traffic controller, supervisor and facility manager. Herman was a member of the Benevolent and...

Mary Lou Moore

Mary Lou Moore

Nov 6, 2010

Mrs. Mary Lou Lincks Moore, 72, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, November 6, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Moore was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and had been a longtime resident of the coast. She was an avid bingo player who loved socializing with her friends. She was a wonderful wife and mother who raised her family and cared...

Lynn Audrey Bradham Bond

Lynn Audrey Bradham Bond

Nov 6, 2010

Lynn Audrey Bradham Bond went to be with the Lord Nov. 6, 2010 in Gulfport, Ms. She was born April 10, 1944 to parents John Wesley and Ida Mae Bradham. She loved her family, friends, and watching football. She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Shirley Bradham, and Pat ( Jerome ) Spurgeon, and three brother's J.W....

Beverly Jean Maage-Brown

Beverly Jean Maage-Brown

Nov 6, 2010

Beverly Maage-Brown, 66, of D'Iberville, MS died Saturday, November 6, 2010. Survivors are: husband, Willie Ray Brown; daughter, Vicki Hall; sons, Thomas and Kevin Hill; brother, Patrick Daugherity; mother, Ethel Daugherity and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services were held on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Fayard Methodist Chapel. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue, Biloxi was in charge...

Nevaeh Adrianna-Renea Coleman

Nevaeh Adrianna-Renea Coleman

Nov 5, 2010

Ms. Nevaeh (Pea Pie) Adriannarenea Coleman, age two, of Ocean Springs, MS., went to be with the Angels on Friday, November 5, 2010. Nevaeh attended TLC Preschool in Ocean Springs. She loved Spiderman, kissing lizards and bugs, swimming and dancing. Survivors include her mother, Amanda Cantu, maternal grandparents, Melissa Cantu, Joseph Cantu and Angel Kelly, aunts, Brittnie Mercado, Tabitha Mercado,...